Monday, November 11, 2013

We are now the ‘Old Men in Ball Caps’. The names and ribbons not only foreign but from the headlines of bygone days. Our tanks and aircraft are gone, even from the Main Gate displays at the Bases where we served. They are in museums now.

But if the temperature and humidity are just right, or I catch a faint scent in the wind or a flash in the sky, I am back there, with them. All so young and full of cynical bravado, and of life.

God how I miss it and them; and how honored I am to have served.

Rob S
USMC '68-'75

I couldn't have said it better myself. It was a distinct honor to have served "in the company of heroes" . . .